Traffic Increases

If you’ve ever been on Midland road during the morning or afternoon rush hour you already know how frustrating it can be. The daily traffic projected to be attributed to this housing project will almost double the current traffic. A lot of that traffic will add to the already congested Midland Road traffic, much of it will flow onto small backroads like Wildwood, Willow,Forest, and Sherwood. Those street are so narrow in many places two cars can’t pass one another.

In addition to the current traffic issues and congestion on Midland and Hwy 5, you may not be aware that the section of Hwy 5 between Alexander Road and Reynolds road is set to be widened. When that project starts in the near future there will be several years of added strain on that roadway.

Safety Concerns

Essential services which are already strained due to the overwhelming growth of Bryant would be further stretched by a housing project of this size on the outskirts of the city. With no fire departments currently on this side of town, these homes will likely be covered by the Bryant main forestation located across the interstate off Reynolds. Already overcrowded bus stops would be filled with a much higher number with children from the houses priced to be starter homes targeting younger families. Traffic and parking at the Midland soccer fields has long been an issue, and this project would put potentially twice as many cars going up and down the road while people are trying to get in and out of their cars.